Honestly, if I'd driven by I would have gotten the hell out of there. Not knowing if there were others I'd want to get my kids safe. I'd call 911 of course and demanding to know why they were so slow and casual in their response if I saw this later.

If drivers saw the cameraman they may have assumed it wasn't real.

Do terrorists wear Blue Bed Sheets?

Oh right, I guess they do - but apparently you get to hold lunch if you do

Honestly, if I'd driven by I would have gotten the hell out of there. Not knowing if there were others I'd want to get my kids safe. I'd call 911 of course and demanding to know why they were so slow and casual in their response if I saw this later.

If drivers saw the cameraman they may have assumed it wasn't real.

Do terrorists wear Blue Bed Sheets?

Oh right, I guess they do - but apparently you get to hold lunch if you do

Somehow these guys look more intimidating than that actor.

True, but they have the legit overseas look, people here seeing them in authentic garb and real weapons may not generate the appropriate response either...

Honestly, if I'd driven by I would have gotten the hell out of there. Not knowing if there were others I'd want to get my kids safe. I'd call 911 of course and demanding to know why they were so slow and casual in their response if I saw this later.

If drivers saw the cameraman they may have assumed it wasn't real.

Do terrorists wear Blue Bed Sheets?

Oh right, I guess they do - but apparently you get to hold lunch if you do

Somehow these guys look more intimidating than that actor.

True, but they have the legit overseas look, people here seeing them in authentic garb and real weapons may not generate the appropriate response either...

Everyone in their vehicles knew this was fake. There were not the appropriate number of flies buzzing the head, he didn't smell like chit, the sheet was clean, his nails were manicured as there was no brown substance under the nails. Plus, he was not screaming allah akbar.

Logged

I'm not always engulfed in scandals, but when I am, I make sure I blame others.

Everyone in their vehicles knew this was fake. There were not the appropriate number of flies buzzing the head, he didn't smell like chit, the sheet was clean, his nails were manicured as there was no brown substance under the nails. Plus, he was not screaming allah akbar.

I don't know why I find this funny...perhaps because it is true and partly because it assumes most 'Merican's are that intelligent!

Just noticed this: It blew his pants off. That's pretty damned intense. And yeah, he was dead before his hands came off the tower. Probably blew his eyeballs out, too. That kind of electricity is powerful beyond comprehension. It's terrifying what it can do. There's a very good reason that they keep it that high off of the ground.

Just thought of this: Apparently you can fix stupid.

Logged

In a doomsday scenario, hippies will be among the first casualties. So not everything about doomsday will be bad.

I'm actually surprised it didn't dismember him on the grounded limb. I've seen images of people with arms incinerated up to the elbow from even less voltage than those lines are carrying (120,000 volts according to the video description).

My dad spent 20 years as a firefighter and EMT, and was always telling me and my brother "war stories" from work when we were kids. He said the grizzliest scenes were high voltage electrocutions like this video. It really causes people to explode, it vaporizes body fluids into steam almost instantly.